Seguidores solares de 2 ejes trifásicos, con 10 años de garantía en piezas y mano de obra. Iincorporan un sistema antirrobo de paneles solares fotovoltaicos. Diseño, fabricación y distribución de seguidores solares.

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03/01/2010

MECASOLAR trackers resist hurricane winds of up to 132 km / h at the weekend

 

The explosive cyclogenesis in Spain during the weekend of the 27 and 28 February, produced winds of up to 200km / h and heavy rains throughout the country.

The 5,000 MECASOLAR trackers installed in the photovoltaic solar farms built by Grupo ODPE in Spain resisted gusts that topped 132 km / h, as in the case of Almaraz (Cáceres).

In all cases, the safety mechanism for wind fitted on the MECASOLAR trackers prevented any structural problems and broken panels occurring, according to the company, confirming that, these trackers are the most rigid and mechanically better built on the market.

01.03.2010 MECASOLAR trackers resist hurricane winds of up to 132 km / h at the weekend - ~27 Kb

 

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02/24/2010

PROINSO supplies 1 MW of MECASOLAR trackers for photovoltaic solar project in California

 

The Spanish company PROINSO-  part of Group OPDE and specialists in the distribution of modules,   inverters, trackers and fixed structures for photovoltaic systems, will supply 1 MW of  MECASOLAR 2-axis solar trackers  for a solar   photovoltaic project located in the  California district of Madera.

The 2-axis trackers supplied for the project will be manufactured entirely in the new    MECASOLAR factory in West Sacramento (California), using local suppliers and labour. The components of the trackers are American UL certified (Underwriters Laboratories), making it easier for MECASOLAR products to obtain the UL certification, and is the only company in its sector acquiring this type of product.

The forecasts are that MECASOLAR will reach the 30 MW figure for trackers manufactured in the new MECASOLAR plant in West Sacramento, employing over 70 people in the two-year period from 2010-2011 in the four companies of the group established in the United States.

22.02.2010: PROINSO supplies 1 MW of MECASOLAR trackers for photovoltaic solar project in California - ~2.542 Kb

 

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01/20/2010

MECASOLAR, part of OPDE Group , joins SEIA - The American Solar Energies Industry Association-

 

MECASOLAR owned by Grupo OPDE, which also includes  PROINSO and OPDE, has joined up as a member of the  American Solar Energies Industry Association - SEIA - with the aim of strengthening and supporting the American industry in the development of the market and the photovoltaic industry in the coming years. Interestingly it has already begun to participate in various forums held by SEIA in the energy, legal and industrial area, with the aim of creating a stable framework enabling sustainable development. Grupo OPDE companies are also involved in other associations, such as the-AEF- in Spain, - HELAPCO- in Greece  and -GIFI- in Italy, providing it with extensive knowledge of the industry and the market in the different countries, allowing it to contribute a global vision in solar material in each local market.

 

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01/18/2010

PROINSO launches web app. for the comparative calculation of photovoltaic solar energy

 

The Spanish multinational PROINSO, specializing in the distribution of modules, inverters,   trackers and fixed structures for photovoltaic systems, both on the ground and on roofs, has launched a new application on its website, under the name of "Solar PV Tracker”, which allows the comparative calculation of solar energy production anywhere in the world.

Free of charge and accessible, both in English and Spanish-  at www.proinso.net the goal of this new application is to carry out the  calculation of photovoltaic solar energy production generated in kWh, based on the kWp of the installation and using both 1 and 2-axis trackers, anywhere in the world.

The company has made the following link available to the media, portals, blogs and other websites wanting to incorporate access to its application on the following link: http://www.proinso.net/_bin/irradiacion_inicio.php. It has also announced the launch next February of the iPhone and Android version incorporating new features and improvements.

Operation:  5 steps 

1 .- The PV SOLAR TRACKER app. begins by providing the solar radiation data anywhere on the planet, measured in kWh/m2 (both daily and annually) on a horizontal plane at 0 degrees. Both a country and city can be selected, as can an exact location on the map anywhere in the world. The solar radiation data is based on various databases, both private and public, including the United Nations Organization.

2 .- Once the application has the radiation data on the horizontal plane (at 0 °), the user must enter values to calculate the overall performance or Performance Ratio (PR) of the installation. Thus, for this calculation, data on the following should be provided:  estimated temperature losses, availability, wiring losses, estimated losses from dirt, losses due to being outside of MMP-   the Maximum Power Point, inverter losses, shade losses, tolerance of the modules, losses due to angle mismatch and loss due to estimated spectral angle.
After entering this data, the application will provide a PR value for the facility.  The overall performance of a total facility usually varies between 85% and 70% depending on the   factors mentioned above.

3 .- Then, on the same screen select the tilt angle - in the case of the  of 1-Axis Azimuth trackers- and proceed to the next screen to show the RESULT.
 
4 .- On the RESULT SCREEN the production data in the selected location can be found, with the PR and Availability shown, both on a 2-axis tracker facility , and a 1-axis tracker facility. (* On the same screen the tracker angle can be varied to a 1-Axis Azimuth to observe how the data changes). The data shown is the annually installed kWh / kWp.  Thus, to calculate the production of 12 kWp from a tracker just multiply the value given by the SOLAR PV TRACKER application by 12.
 
5 .- Finally, we  the QUALIFIED INSTALLERS network  screen is reached where the SOLAR PV TRACKER application will indicate to the user where  the  PROINSO Network installers nearest to the location selected on the initial map of the facility can be found and the radius determined by the user in kilometres. Thus enabling the user to contact the nearest PROINSO Network installer with any technical  or commercial queries they may have.